ANTIDOTE The newly-registered Sarawak Workers Party (SWP) is something of an anomaly. This self-proclaimed "BN-friendly" political party is led by a rich man's son, Larry Sng (and is widely understood to be supported by his father, business tycoon Sng Chee Hua). It is hardly a likely contender to represent workers in the state.

Oddly for a "workers' party", SWP is interested only in rural constituencies, having declared an intention to stand in six parliamentary seats in the coming elections, out of Sarawak's total of 31.